St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-09
THE TURF.
A Hot Day and Fast Track at
Brighton Beach.


New YORK, July Sat Brig ton
Beach to-day the weather was very hot,
track fast and attendance good. but the
fields were too large for frSt-clasS
racing:
First race, selling three -fourths of mile
Racquet won by a head. False Note second,
Elsa Rosalind third Time, lis.
Second race selling, seven furlongs-Annie
Martin won by four lengths, Amber second,
Lizzie Walton third. Time, / :3034.
Third race, selling, seven furlongs-Biack
Jack won by length, Crofter second, Palera
third. Time, 1:3O12.
mile-Battledore won by length, Petersburg
second, Effie Hardy third. Time, 1:164.
Fifth race. handicap, mile and a quarter
Top Sawyer won by length. Windsail and
Lutte Arnold ran dead heat for the place.
Time 2:1212,
Sixth race, selling, mile and an eighth
Susie Forbes first by three lengths, Compen-
sation second, Roy third. Time, 1:5SA.
AT NIAGARA FALLS.
NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y, July 8.-The
attendance was good, weather pleasant
and track dusty.
First race, three-fonrths Of mile-Bram-
bleton won by six lengths, Rock and Rye Sec
ond, Lelax third. Time, l:17la.
Second race, selling, one mile-Berlin won
by length, Lady Duffy second, Red Brick
third. Time, :4Ol2.
Third race, handicap, mile and one-six
teenth-Barnum won by half length, Royal
Arch second, Unique third. Time, 1 :52.
Fourth race, handicap hurdles, mile and
-half-Valour won by five lengths. Wizard
second, Maggie May third. Time, 2:5612.
THE CHICAGO EVENTS.
CHICAGO, July S.-Washington Park
club races, second extra day, weather
warm and track fast; attendance large.
The winners to-day were: Jack Cocks,
Lucy Johnson, Emma johnson, Wood
craft, Grey Cloud, Bannail and Spald-
ing. The details of the racing are as
follows:
First race, two-year class, selling, five fur
lougs.Wheeler 7, Col. Gore and Liantha
were off in frotn, Wheeler having the adyan-
tage, and leading to the home stretch, where
he was passed by Jack Cocks, winning after
a good finish by one half length Filter Sec
ond, and Wheeler T third. Time, :O3.
Second race, selling, all ages. one mile
Howard, Gray and Bannail did not start.
Volatile and Comedie were in front at the
start, but Lucy johnson took the lead at the
turn, and. opened gap that the others could
not close. except Corus, who, in the home
stretch, ran Lucy johnson out to head,
Volatile finishing third. Thine, 42%.
Third race, four-year-Olds and upwards,
seven furlongs-Allie led at the start, with
Belle next and Emma johnson third. Allie
led past the quarter and half mile, Belle *
assuming the lead and showing the way to
the home stretch, where Emma johnson
came ahead and won by two lengths, Revoke
second and Wanderoo third. Time, 1 :294.
Fourth race, all ages, one and one sixteenth
miles-Father John and Lady Winfrey led
the bunch at the start Paragon taking the
lead at the stand, gave way to Little Sullivan
at the quarter pole and again took the lead
at the half, showing the way to the home
stretch, where Woodcraft passed him and
won by two, lengths, Paragon second and
Nick FINER third. Time, l 80.
Fifth race, all ages mile and one-eighth-
Grey Cloud led at the start, Lilsand second
and Hettie third, but Hettie took the lead
at the third and led to the half-mile pole,
where Insolence raced to the front and led
to the home stretch, Grey Cloud coming up
and passing Insolence and won by three
lengths, Insolence second, LilSand poor
third. Time, l :49.
Sixth race, all ages, SIX furlongs-Lucy
Howard, White Nose and Bannail were first
off at the start, Lucy Howard leading past
the half mile and then giving way to White
Nose, who led to the home stretch, where
Bannail came ahead and won by half
length, White Nose second and Queen Bess
third. Time, 1:1512.
Seventh race, all ages, six furlongs-After
many false starts Spalding led away, Blue
Eyes second and Font third. This order was
maintained from the start to finish, Spalding
winning by two lenghths, Blue Eyes second
and Font third. Time, rs.
TRoTTING AT FLEETWOOD.
NEW YORK, July S.-The second days
trottiug at Fleetwood was very well at
tended. Perplexed took the seventh
and last heat of the unfinished 2:29 class,
winning the race; time 2:32. In the
2:25 class Vernette was given the first
heat, Col. Wood, who came in first being
set back for running. Time, 2:23sl.
Col. Wood took the next two heats.
Time, 2:23 in each. Then the Colonel
tired and Lowland Mary won the fourth
heat in 2:25. This seemed to satisfy
her ambition and Lady Kinzell took the
next two. Time, 2:25&, 2:25I. The
race then went over till tomorrow. In
the minute class Company won in
three straight heats. Gov. Hill and
Eph were his competitors. Time, 2:40
1-2, 2:33 1-2, 2:26%. Tomorrow Harry
Wilkes will try to beat his own record.